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My family actually claimed Howland island back in the early days of the guano act (they pivoted from clipper shipyards to guano shityards when international tra

My family actually claimed Howland island back in the early days of the guano act (they pivoted from clipper shipyards to guano shityards when international trade collapsed at the beginning of the civil war) [1]. I’d love to go there and, you know, live out my dreams, but WOW is transportation an issue. That place is FAR away. Also, check out the super secret spy base on the west side of the island, loosely hidden by google maps treachery. What’s happening there?? [2] [1] http://christophersetterlund.blogspot.com/2020/05/in-their-footsteps-cape-cod-history.html?m=1 http://christophersetterlund.blogspot.com/2020/05/in-their-f... [2] https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ly8W9M2fqdap7Mzc7?g_st=ic https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ly8W9M2fqdap7Mzc7?g_st=ic

ttfkam 3y ago
Better hurry. At only 6m above sea level at its highest point, it may sink below the waves before long.
- dr_dshiv 3y ago
  True that. But the whole potential is leveraging that huge dormant volcano under the water.
  - pfdietz 3y ago
    Villain lair!
- concordDance 3y ago
  > before long Specifically, 1600 years at current rate. (I have a personal bugbear about people worrying about sea level rise)
  - dv_dt 3y ago
    You can’t ignore that the variance and the sea level increases with climate change, especially at only 6m above.
    - thfuran 3y ago
      And an island is, for practical purposes, gone well before its very highest point is below local mean sea level.
  - margalabargala 3y ago
    There are different sorts of rise to worry about. There's "everything is always underwater" rise, whichbis 1600 years off. Then there's "average highwater mark during a storm at high tide", which will exceed those 6m a lot sooner and is the point at which the island ceases to become at all inhabitable.
    - light_hue_1 3y ago
      [flagged]
      - concordDance 3y ago
        I was actually worried for a second, then checked my last 10 comments and realized this is just the equivalent of "well your face is ugly" playground style insults, but for adults. Got me for a second though.
        light_hue_1 3y ago
        [flagged]
        Kerb_ 3y ago
        That's a lotta yapping to explain a playground insult

ttfkam 3y ago

Better hurry. At only 6m above sea level at its highest point, it may sink below the waves before long.

dr_dshiv 3y ago
True that. But the whole potential is leveraging that huge dormant volcano under the water.
- pfdietz 3y ago
  Villain lair!
concordDance 3y ago
> before long Specifically, 1600 years at current rate. (I have a personal bugbear about people worrying about sea level rise)
- dv_dt 3y ago
  You can’t ignore that the variance and the sea level increases with climate change, especially at only 6m above.
  - thfuran 3y ago
    And an island is, for practical purposes, gone well before its very highest point is below local mean sea level.
- margalabargala 3y ago
  There are different sorts of rise to worry about. There's "everything is always underwater" rise, whichbis 1600 years off. Then there's "average highwater mark during a storm at high tide", which will exceed those 6m a lot sooner and is the point at which the island ceases to become at all inhabitable.
  - light_hue_1 3y ago
    [flagged]
    - concordDance 3y ago
      I was actually worried for a second, then checked my last 10 comments and realized this is just the equivalent of "well your face is ugly" playground style insults, but for adults. Got me for a second though.
      - light_hue_1 3y ago
        [flagged]
        Kerb_ 3y ago
        That's a lotta yapping to explain a playground insult